Hair-raising truth behind pigeons' lost toes
Next time you visit your hairdresser spare a thought for the pigeons.
Next time you visit your hairdresser spare a thought for the pigeons.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2019
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Frogs have been struggling a bit in recent years. Their populations around the world have been declining for decades, and the reasons for their loss come from many fronts. Like many other animals, frogs are losing their homes ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2019
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Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the universe.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 31, 2019
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A low rumble thrums through the deck as Tacoma, a 5,000-ton ferry, makes its run across Puget Sound from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Standing near the railing, Colin McCann, a legislative analyst for Washington State Ferries, ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2019
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Noise pollution is one of the leading environmental health risks in humans. In zebra finches, noise affects their health and the growth of their offspring: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2019
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Researchers from Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have built a super-sensitive bolometer, a type of thermal radiation detector. The new radiation detector, made of a gold-palladium mixture makes ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 11, 2019
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Since 2018, a new style of research has been introduced in gamma-ray-burst (GRB) studies: It does not describe the prompt radiation phase observed by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the NASA Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ...
Astronomy
Oct 4, 2019
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Interspecific feeding—when an adult of one species feeds the young of another—is rare among songbirds, and scientists could only speculate on why it occurs, but now, Penn State researchers have new insight into this behavior.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2019
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U.S. national parks are full of natural sounds. In Rocky Mountain National Park, visitors might hear the bugle of elks. At Yellowstone National Park, wolves howl in the distance. Iconic sounds like these are often associated ...
Environment
Oct 2, 2019
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Today's world is filled with background noise, whether it be from a roaring river or a well-trafficked highway. Elevated noise levels from both human-made and natural sources may interfere with animals' listening ability ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2019
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